Diagnostic Approach to Communicative Competence in English Speaking for Thai High School Students
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This research on diagnostic approach for Thai high schools in Thailand aimed:
(1) to study high school students’ English speaking skill components of English communicative competence, (2) to diagnose high school students’ English-speaking problems, and (3) to develop remedial speaking lessons to improve Thai high school EFL students’ speaking skills basing on teachers’ and high school students’ questionnaire results. This research was classified to be a research and development. The constructed speaking diagnostic test was to remedy the students’ speaking weaknesses, give corrective feedback, and develop remedial learning instruction for the students’ speaking fluency. The goal of the speaking diagnostic test was to help the students enhance their ability to use English in various situations, in school, community and society, and in the world community for exchange of knowledge as a basic tool for further education, career, and livelihood.
The samples were 99 teachers and 176 high school students in Surat Thani, by stratified random sampling and the sample sizes were used by the criterion of the research objectives. The obtained data from instruments were analyzed by the application of frequency and percentage. Results showed that a teacher survey by questionnaires identified high school students’ English-speaking skills and problems basing on components of English communicative competence in six aspects. To find remedial strategies, the results of the high school students’ English speaking problems were analysed using questionnaire results. The diagnostic test for English language teaching and learning, therefore, could fulfill the goal of remedial teaching and learning through the developed remedial materials by its direct and effective strategies to meet the needs and demand of individual students in solving their pronunciation problems.
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ทัศนะและความคิดเห็นที่ปรากฏในบทความในวารสาร ถือเป็นความรับผิดชอบของผู้เขียนบทความนั้น และไม่ถือเป็นทัศนะและความรับผิดชอบของกองบรรณาธิการ ยินยอมว่าบทความเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสาร
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